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Mitchell spearheaded a late game-clinching, 11-1 run and
finished with seven rebounds, six assists and four steals to
help the Jazz win their third game in a row.
Bojan Bogdanovic scored 20 points, Mike Conley Jr. added 18
points and seven assists and Jordan Clarkson returned from
missing two games due to a knee injury to score 16 points for
Utah.
Julius Randle scored 30 points, Mitchell Robinson contributed 19
points and 21 rebounds and RJ Barrett fired in 23 points, but
New York lost a third straight and fell for the ninth time in 11
outings.
After Utah erased the Knicks' early 21-9 lead in the first
quarter, the teams went into halftime with the Jazz up 59-57.
The third quarter went from one extreme to the other. Utah
scored nine of the first 10 second-half points to go up by 10.
However, after a Udoka Azubuike dunk at the 9:53 mark, the Jazz
didn't score again until Mitchell made a layup five minutes
later.
The Knicks took advantage of Utah's nine straight missed
field-goal attempts, scoring 17 consecutive points to seize a
75-68 lead. Randle matched New York's biggest lead of the game
with back-to-buckets for an 82-70 lead after a 22-point
turnaround in 6 1/2 minutes.
Clarkson helped the Jazz get back into it, hitting a 3-pointer
that was followed by a Trent Forrest layup and then ending the
quarter with tip shot as Utah pulled within 86-82.
The Jazz regained the lead at 92-89 after a 7-0 run early in the
fourth quarter and went ahead 98-92 a moment later after a pair
of Royce O'Neale treys.
Already without Rudy Gobert (calf), the Jazz lost a second
center with five minutes remaining when Hassan Whiteside fouled
out. Azubuike stepped up to the challenge, though, scoring on a
dunk off of a nice Mitchell offensive rebound and pass to end a
five-point run by the Knicks. He also grabbed four key rebounds
down the stretch.
--Field Level Media
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